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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hedges Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hedges Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hedges Ferry is located in Ashley County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Hedges Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hedges Ferry:

  • Ashley County     (The home county of Hedges Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Montrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Portland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parkdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <1>
    • Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Wilmot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • North Crossett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Long View Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
      • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Johnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
  • Chicot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Dermott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <1>
    • Eudora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • McGehee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Reed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Arkansas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • McArthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Hopedale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Desha County
    • Rohwer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Jerome
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Collins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Drew County
    • Lacey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Drew County
    • Selma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
    • Tillar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Rose Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Wilmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Wilmar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Barkada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
      • Barkada is located in Drew County
  • Morehouse Parish (LA)
    • Jones
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
  • West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Kilbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
      • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <1>
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Mound Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
      • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Eutaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eutaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Scott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Lake Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
      • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Washington County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Metcalfe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
      • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Byrne City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
      • Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hedges Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hedges Ferry.

Cemeteries Near Hedges Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hedges Ferry.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hedges Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDermott Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDermott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDermott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Powell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Portland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Hedges Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hedges Ferry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hedges Ferry, with the one closest to Hedges Ferry listed first.

  • Hudspeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudspeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
    • Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
  • Trafalgar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafalgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
    • Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
  • Snyder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • Snyder is located in Ashley County
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Drew County
  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Drew County
  • Dermott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Berea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Ashley County
  • Sunshine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Ashley County
  • Lake Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <1>
  • Halley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
    • Halley is located in Desha County
  • Scipio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scipio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Scipio is located in Drew County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McGehee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Parkdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <1>
    • Sunnyside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Chicot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hedges Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hedges Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Hedges Ferry ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hedges Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hedges Ferry, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hedges Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hedges Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hedges Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hedges Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hedges Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hedges Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3876, Longitude: -91.5029       In this case, the coordinates for Hedges Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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